NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship | O NIJ 2023 171521

Opportunity Information: Apply for O NIJ 2023 171521

The NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice (NIJ), offered under CFDA 16.560 and focused on science, technology, and other research and development that can improve the U.S. criminal and juvenile justice systems. The program is designed to strengthen community safety and public trust while aligning with broader Office of Justice Programs priorities such as advancing civil rights and racial equity, increasing access to justice, supporting victims of crime and people impacted by the justice system, and responding to evolving crime-related threats.

This fellowship funds accredited academic institutions rather than individual students directly, with the purpose of supporting exceptional doctoral students as they complete dissertation research that clearly connects to criminal and/or juvenile justice. To be eligible, an applying institution must be sponsoring a student who is currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program in the sciences or engineering, and the student's dissertation proposal must show clear relevance to preventing and controlling crime and/or promoting the fair, impartial administration of criminal or juvenile justice in the United States. In other words, the research is expected to produce knowledge, tools, methods, or evidence that can be used to understand crime problems, improve justice processes, or inform policy and practice in meaningful ways.

NIJ indicates that it will give special consideration to proposals that do more than study justice issues from a distance. Competitive applications are expected to include meaningful engagement with people who have lived experience related to the topic, which can include justice practitioners, community members, crime victims, service providers, and people who have been involved in the justice system. In addition, when relevant to the research design, NIJ encourages proposals to explicitly consider and measure diversity-related issues, including discrimination and bias, across characteristics such as age, gender and gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, and sexual orientation. This emphasis signals that NIJ is looking for rigorous dissertation work that not only advances technical or scientific understanding, but also pays attention to real-world impacts and equity in justice outcomes.

The opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number O-NIJ-2023-171521) was created on January 25, 2023, with an original closing date of April 25, 2023. Eligible applicants include both public/state-controlled and private institutions of higher education. NIJ anticipated making about 20 awards, with an award ceiling of $166,500 per award, making this a relatively substantial source of dissertation-stage support for doctoral research that is scientifically grounded and tightly connected to criminal or juvenile justice needs.

• The Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.560.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jan 25, 2023.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 25, 2023. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $166,500.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.

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